
Bedtime Stories for Grown-ups
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Narrated by:
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Ben Holden
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Sandra Duncan
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Luke Thompson
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Gareth Armstrong
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Esther Wane
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By:
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Ben Holden
In this groundbreaking anthology, Ben Holden, editor of the bestselling Poems That Make Grown Men Cry, challenges how we think about life, a third of which is spent asleep. He deftly explores not only the science of sleep but also why we endlessly tell stories – even to ourselves, as we dream.
Holden combines his own illuminating storytelling with a treasure trove of timeless classics and contemporary gems. Poems and short stories, fairy tales and fables, reveries and nocturnes – from William Shakespeare to Haruki Murakami, Charles Dickens to Roald Dahl, Rabindranath Tagore to Nora Ephron, Vladimir Nabokov to Neil Gaiman – are all woven together to replicate the journey of a single night’s sleep.
Some of today’s greatest storytellers reveal their choice of the ideal grown-up bedtime story: writers such as Margaret Drabble, Ken Follett, Tessa Hadley, Robert Macfarlane, Patrick Ness, Tony Robinson and Warsan Shire.
Fold away your laptop and shut down your mobile phone. Curl up and crash out with the ultimate bedside book, one you’ll return to again and again. Full of laughter and tears, moonlight and magic, Bedtime Stories for Grown-ups joyfully provides the dream way to end the day – and begin the night . . .©2017 Ben Holden (P)2017 Simon & Schuster Audio UK
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You may have read to your children at bedtime, to help them transition from an active day to a deep, restful slumber. These readings are based on that same theory. There is a variety of offerings, including poetry. I set the timer for 30 minutes, and am always asleep before the readings stop.
I have been introduced to authors, whose work I enjoy and I want to explore further. But, remember this collection is exactly what the title indicates, bedtime stories, designed to help you fall asleep.
Best Sleep Aid Ever
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I didn't like this at all I rate it at 0
it sucks not my thing looking for a soft spoken
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A collection of poems mostly
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